Single-engine piston

N8800W

1980 Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca Eagle DW-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
DW-1-0004-80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eagle LLC (LLC)
Based
Sleepy Eye, MN
Registration record

N8800W on the FAA register

Type
1980 Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca Eagle DW-1
Serial
DW-1-0004-80
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Eagle LLC
Sleepy Eye, MN
Certificate issued
2005-10-24
Airworthiness date
1980-06-05
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
AC2042
Mode S (octal)
53020102
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8800W to the current registrant.
  • 1991-06-06
    Accident at Hector, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1964-09-04
    N8800W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 235 (s/n 28-10272); cancelled.
Overview

About N8800W

N8800W is a 1980 Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca Eagle DW-1, serial number DW-1-0004-80. The FAA register lists Eagle LLC as the registrant in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2005 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated June 5, 1980.

N8800W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-06-06 Accident · Hector, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI91DER04
Reported aircraft: Bellanca Eagle DW-1
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE LOW MANEUVERING ALTITUDE AND THE UNSUITABLE (MUDDY) TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.